Ellson Y. Chen

15.0k citations

48 papers · 12.8k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 29

Impact in

Molecular Biology top 0.5%
- TGF-β signaling in diseases
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Cancer-related gene regulation
Hematology top 0.5%
- Hemophilia Treatment and Research
- Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms

Papers in

Genetics 14
Molecular Biology 34
- RNA modifications and cancer 10
- Cancer-related gene regulation 7
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 7
- TGF-β signaling in diseases 4

Co-authors: Peter H. Seeburg David V. Goeddel Arthur D. Levinson Anita B. Roberts Daniel J. Capon Richard M. Lawn Rik Derynck John W. McLean
Journals: Nature (9 papers)Genomics (7 papers)Nucleic Acids Research (5 papers)Pharmacogenomics (4 papers)Nature Genetics (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States Italy Taiwan

In The Last Decade

Ellson Y. Chen

47 papers receiving 12.0k citations

Hit Papers

8 papers align trajectories log scale

Mutations in GPC3, a glypican gene, cause the Simpson-Golabi-Behmel overgrowth syndrome 1996 · 593 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1996 Nature Genetics
1996 Nature Genetics
1987 Nature
1985 Nature
1985 DNA
1984 Nature
1984 Cell
1983 Nature

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#	Work
1	An algorithm for model construction and its applications to pharmacogenomic studies Journal of Human Genetics ·Kung‐Hao Liang, Yuchi Hwang, Wan-Ching Shao, Ellson Y. Chen	2006	8
2	Analysis of epistasis for diabetic nephropathy among type 2 diabetic patients Human Molecular Genetics ·Chang‐Hsun Hsieh, Kung‐Hao Liang, Yi‐Jen Hung, Li‐Chin Huang, Dee Pei, Ya‐Tang Liao, Shi‐Wen Kuo, Monica Shian-Jy Bey, Jui‐Lin Chen, Ellson Y. Chen	2006	18
3	PLAC1, an Xq26 Gene with Placenta-Specific Expression Genomics ·Massimo Cocchia, Reid Huber, Serafino Pantano, Ellson Y. Chen, Peter Ma, Antonino Forabosco, Minoru S.H. Ko, David Schlessinger	2000	97
4	Evolution of the X-Specific Block Embedded in the Human Xq21.3/Yp11.1 Homology Region Genomics ·Marcella Vacca, Maria R. Matarazzo, Jonathan Jones, C. Mirella Spalluto, Nicoletta Archidiacono, Peter Ma, Mariano Rocchi, Michele D’Urso, Ellson Y. Chen, Mark D’Esposito, Steven Mumm	1999	4
5	Sequencing Multimegabase-Template DNA with BigDye Terminator Chemistry Genome Research ·Cheryl Heiner, Kathryn Hunkapiller, Shiaw-Min Chen, John I. Glass, Ellson Y. Chen	1998	144
6	Analysis of Exon/Intron Structure and 400 kb of Genomic Sequence Surrounding the 5′-Promoter and 3′-Terminal Ends of the Human Glypican 3 (GPC3) Gene Genomics ·Reid Huber, Laura Crisponi, Richard Mazzarella, Chun-Nan Chen, Ying Su, Hiroaki Shizuya, Ellson Y. Chen, Antonio Cao, Giuseppe Pilia	1997	27
7	Mutations in GPC3, a glypican gene, cause the Simpson-Golabi-Behmel overgrowth syndrome Nature Genetics ·Giuseppe Pilia, Rhiannon M. Hughes‐Benzie, Alex MacKenzie, Primo Baybayan, Ellson Y. Chen, Reid Huber, Giovanni Neri, Antonio Cao, Antonino Forabosco, David Schlessinger Hit paper breakdown →	1996	593
8	X–linked anhidrotic (hypohidrotic) ectodermal dysplasia is caused by mutation in a novel transmembrane protein Nature Genetics ·Juha Kere, Anand Srivastava, Outi Montonen, Jonathan Zonana, Nick Thomas, Betsy Ferguson, Felix Munoz, Delyth Morgan, Angus Clarke, Primo Baybayan, Ellson Y. Chen, Sini Ezer, Ulpu Saarialho‐Kere, Albert de la Chapelle, David Schlessinger Hit paper breakdown →	1996	557
9	Ordered Shotgun Sequencing, a Strategy for Integrated Mapping and Sequencing of YAC Clones Genomics ·Ellson Y. Chen, David Schlessinger, Juha Kere	1993	35
10	Sequence of human glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase cloned in plasmids and a yeast artificial chromosome Genomics ·Ellson Y. Chen, Andre Cheng, Angela Lee, Wun-Jing Kuang, LaDeana Hillier, Philip Green, David Schlessinger, Alfredo Ciccodicola, Michele D’Urso	1991	91
11	The human growth hormone locus: Nucleotide sequence, biology, and evolution Genomics ·Ellson Y. Chen, Yucheng Liao, Douglas H. Smith, Hugo A. Barrera‐Saldaña, Richard Gelinas, P. H. Seeburg	1989	386
12	Murine Transforming Growth Factor-β2 cDNA Sequence and Expression in Adult Tissues and Embryos Molecular Endocrinology ·D.A. Miller, Angela Lee, Ron W. Pelton, Ellson Y. Chen, Harold L. Moses, Rik Derynck	1989	206
13	The Human Growth Hormone Gene Locus: Structure, Evolution, and Allelic Variations DNA ·Heribert Hirt, Judy Kimelman, Morris J. Birnbaum, Ellson Y. Chen, Peter H. Seeburg, Norman L. Eberhardt, Andrea Barta	1987	111
14	The human growth hormone gene locus: structure, evolution, and allelic variations DNA and Cell Biology ·Heribert Hirt, Judy Kimelman, Morris J. Birnbaum, Ellson Y. Chen, Peter H. Seeburg, Norman L. Eberhardt, Andrea Barta	1987	2
15	cDNA sequence of human apolipoprotein(a) is homologous to plasminogen Nature ·John W. McLean, James Tomlinson, Wun-Jing Kuang, Dan Eaton, Ellson Y. Chen, Gunther M. Fless, Angelo M. Scanu, Richard M. Lawn Hit paper breakdown →	1987	1532
16	Supercoil Sequencing: A Fast and Simple Method for Sequencing Plasmid DNA DNA ·Ellson Y. Chen, Peter H. Seeburg Hit paper breakdown →	1985	2414
17	Supercoil sequencing: a fast method for sequencing plasmid DNA Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics ·Ellson Y. Chen, (unknown)	1985	2
18	Mammalian Mitochondrial tRNAs: A Modified Nucleotide 3′ to the Anticodon May Modulate Their Codon Response Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·Bruce A. Roe, James F. H. Wong, Ellson Y. Chen, Paul W. Armstrong, Ann F. Stankiewicz, Din-Pow Ma, Jennifer McDonough	1982	6
19	The primary structure and genetic organization of the bovine papillomavirus type 1 genome Nature ·Ellson Y. Chen, Peter M. Howley, Arthur D. Levinson, Peter H. Seeburg	1982	312
20	Comparison of rat liver and Walker 256 carcinosarcoma tRNAs Nucleic Acids Research ·Bruce A. Roe, Ann F. Stankiewicz, Helen L. Rizi, Colleen Weisz, Marie N. DiLauro, Debra Pike, Christina Y. Chen, Ellson Y. Chen	1979	39

About Ellson Y. Chen

Ellson Y. Chen is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, having authored 48 papers that have together received 12.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA modifications and cancer (10 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (7 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (7 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (5 papers), TGF-β signaling in diseases (4 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (4 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (4 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (7.8k citations), Hematology (1.1k citations), Genetics (2.5k citations), Cancer Research (1.3k citations) and Immunology and Allergy (491 citations). Ellson Y. Chen has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Italy and Taiwan. Frequent co-authors include Peter H. Seeburg, David V. Goeddel, Arthur D. Levinson, Anita B. Roberts, Daniel J. Capon, Richard M. Lawn, Rik Derynck, John W. McLean, Wun-Jing Kuang and Gunther M. Fless. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Genomics, Nucleic Acids Research, Pharmacogenomics and Nature Genetics.

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